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Handbook  of  the  Library 


HARTFORD,  CONNECTICUT 
April,  1917 


TRINITY  COLLEGE  BULLETIN 


Issued  quarterly  by  the  College.  Entered  January 
12,  1904,  at  Hartford,  Conn.,  as  second  class  matter, 
under  the  Act  of  Congress  of  July  16,  1894. 

The  Bulletin  includes  in  its  issues:  the  College 
Catalogue,  Reports  of  the  President,  Treasurer,  and 
Librarian;  Announcements  and  Circulars  of  Information. 


WILLIAMS  MEMORIAL 


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April,  1917 


Acknowledgment  is  made  for  suggestions  derived  from 
similar  publications  issued  by  other  College  Libraries. 


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CONTENTS. 


Committee  on  the  Library,  ........  4 

Staff, 4 

Publications,  ...........  5 

Prefatory  Note,  . . . . . . 6 

Williams  Memorial,  .........  7 

The  Library  in  General,  ........  8 

Other  Library  Facilities  in  Hartford.  ......  10 

Classification,  . . . . . . . .12 

Catalogue,  ...........  13 

Reference  Books,  . . . . . 14 

Dictionaries,  ..........  15 

Encyclopaedias,  .........  15 

Biography,  ..........  16 

Periodicals,  ..........  16 

Periodical  Indexes,  ........  16 

General  Indexes,  .........  17 

Special  Indexes, 17 

Aids  for  Debaters.  .........  18 

Government  Documents,  ........  19 

Indexes  to  U.  S.  Public  Documents,  .....  19 

Carnegie  Institution  Publications,  .......  19 

Trade  Bibliographies,  .........  20 

Reserved  Books,  ..........  21 

New  Book  Shelves,  .........  21 

Inter-Library  Loans,  .........  21 

Periodicals  Currently  Received.  .......  22 

General  Rules  and  Regulations.  . . . . . . . 28 


THE  COMMITTEE  ON  THE  LIBRARY  APPOINTED 
BY  THE  CORPORATION. 

The  President  of  the  College. 

JThe  Rev.  Samuel  Hart,  D.D.,  D.  Can.  L.,  LL.  D. 

Sydney  G.  Fisher,  L.H.D.,  LL.  D. 

Professor  Robert  Baird  Riggs,  Ph.D. 

Professor  Arthur  Adams,  Ph.D.,  Librarian. 


THE  LIBRARY  STAFF. 

Librarian. 

Professor  Arthur  Adams,  Ph.D. 

Cataloguer. 

Elizabeth  Hardy  Thompson,  B.A.,  B.L.S. 

Assistant  to  the  Cataloguer. 

Edith  May  Pratt. 

Student  Assistants. 

Walter  Bjorn. 

Stanley  Arthur  Dennis. 

Herbert  Curtis  Ferris. 

William  Grime. 

Leslie  Walter  Hodded. 

Thomas  Kelley  James. 

Martin  Brown  Robertson. 

Walter  Goldsborough  Smyth. 


tDied  February  25,  1917. 


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PUBLICATIONS. 


In  addition  to  the  annual  reports  of  the  Librarian  to  the 
Trustees,  the  following  publications  have  been  issued  by  the 
Library. 

The  Trinity  College  Bulletin,  Vol.  2,  No.  4.  Official  Publi- 
cations, 1824-1905.  1905.  [Edited  by  the  Librarian,  William 

N.  C.  Carlton.] 

The  Trinity  College  Bulletin,  Vol.  5,  No.  2.  A list  of  the 
Early  Editions  and  Reprints  of  the  General  Convention  Journals 
1785-1814  in  the  Library  of  Trinity  College.  1908.  [Edited 
by  the  Librarian,  William  N.  C.  Carlton.] 

The  Trinity  College  Bulletin,  Vol.  10,  No.  2.  The  Russell 
Collection,  A list  of  books  on  Natural  History  in  Trinity  College 
Library.  1913.  [Edited  by  the  Librarian,  Walter  Benjamin 
Briggs.] 

The  Trinity  College  Bulletin,  Vol.  10,  No.  3.  A list  of 
Pamphlets  in  the  Trinity  College  Library  relating  to  The  Ban- 
gorian  Controversy.  1913-  [Edited  by  Professor  Arthur 
Adams.] 

Trinity  College  Bulletin,  Vol.  11,  No.  2.  Sanitary  Science: 
A list  of  books  in  Trinity  College  Library  acquired  chiefly  through 
the  J.  Ewing  Mears  Foundation  on  Sanitary  Science.  1914. 
[Edited  by  the  Librarian,  Walter  Benjamin  Briggs.] 

Trinity  College  Bulletin,  Vol.  12,  No.  2.  Dedication  of 
Williams  Memorial.  1915. 

Trinity  College  Bulletin,  Vol.  13,  No.  2.  A list  of  Current 
Periodicals  in  the  Libraries  of  Hartford.  1916.  [Edited  by 
the  Assistant  Librarian,  Howard  Rice  Hill.] 


PREFATORY  NOTE. 


The  purpose  of  this  little  Handbook  is  to  make  the  Library 
a more  useful  part  of  the  College  equipment  than  at  present  it 
is  to  some.  It  presents  such  facts  and  such  information  in  re- 
gard to  the  contents  of  the  Library  and  in  regard  to  methods 
of  their  use  as  the  experience  of  the  Staff  leads  them  to  believe 
will  be  helpful.  The  average  student  knows  little  of  cata- 
logues, bibliographies,  books  of  reference,  and  the  like,  and 
consequently  sees  in  the  Library  little  more  than  a quiet  place 
to  study  and  to  do  the  required  reading. 

It  is  believed  that  some  elementary  instruction  in  the  meth- 
ods of  organization  and  administration  employed  in  a modern 
library  will  be  useful,  and  will  assist  in  the  formation  and  de- 
velopment of  the  library  habit,  and  so  to  the  attainment  of  a 
liberal  education.  It  will  be  agreed  that  one  great  benefit  of  a 
College  training  is  the  development  of  the  ability  to  procure 
information  as  it  is  needed.  No  person  is  expected  to  remember 
the  vast  number  of  facts  and  figures  brought  to  his  attention  in 
his  undergraduate  studies,  but  any  well  educated  and  well  trained 
person  should  be  able  to  procure  information  and  data  as  they 
may  be  needed.  Indeed,  in  these  days,  one  might  almost  go  so 
far  as  to  say  that  this  ability  is  the  chief  note  of  distinction 
of  a well  trained  man. 

The  Library  is  the  great  storehouse  of  the  accumulated 
experience  and  learning  of  the  ages.  Consequently,  a mastery 
of  the  key  to  this  storehouse  becomes  of  the  first  importance ; 
familiarity  with  the  general  principles  and  methods  of  library 
arrangement  and  administration  indispensable. 

This  Handbook,  then,  is  presented  with  the  purpose  of 
giving  some  hints  in  regard  to  library  matters  in  general,  and 
more  detailed  information  in  regard  to  our  own  Library  in 
particular.  It  is  offered  in  the  hope  that  it  may  stimulate  and 
foster  the  use  of  the  treasures  of  the  Library,  and  above  all  in 
the  hope  that  it  may  promote  the  habit  of  cultural  reading  and 
literary  browsing. 


THE  READING  ROOM. 


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WILLIAMS  MEMORIAL. 


The  Library  occupies  Williams  Memorial.  This  building, 
completed  in  1914,  was  erected  with  money  given  by  the  late 
J.  Pierpont  Morgan,  LL.  D.,  long  a member  of  the  Corporation, 
for  a library  and  administration  building,  to  be  a memorial  to 
his  life-long  friend  John  Williams,  D.  D.,  fourth  President 
of  the  College  and  Fourth  Bishop  of  Connecticut.  In  1916 
J.  Pierpont  Morgan,  Esquire,  son  of  the  donor,  made  generous 
provision  for  the  maintenance  of  the  building  and  for  the  ad- 
ministration of  the  Library. 

Williams  Memorial  is  a modern  fireproof  building  with  shelf 
space  for  170,000  volumes,  and  a Reading  Room  with  seats  for 
one  hundred  readers.  The  ground  floor  of  the  east  wing  is 
occupied  by  the  administrative  offices  of  the  College. 


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THE  LIBRARY  IN  GENERAL. 


The  main  purpose  of  the  Library  is  to  supplement  the  in- 
struction of  the  class-room  and  laboratory.  It  provides  printed 
and  other  illustrative  material  which  the  students  are  required 
to  consult  or  study  in  addition  to  the  subject-matter  of  the  lectures 
and  text-books.  Supplementary  work  of  this  nature  is  assigned 
by  almost  every  department  of  instruction,  and  it  forms  an  im- 
portant and  necessary  part  of  the  various  courses  of  study. 

The  literary  material  thus  used  comprises  ( i ) the  best  of  the 
more  recent  works  on  the  subjects  taught,  and  (2)  the  most 
important  of  the  authoritative  and  indispensable  older  books. 
To  the  first  class  belong  over  one  hundred  current  periodicals 
and  journals  of  learned  societies.  Substantial  additions  have  re- 
cently been  made  in  the  modern  literature  of  chemistry,  econo- 
mics, philosophy,  history,  psychology,  physics,  sanitary  science, 
and  engineering.  The  second  class  includes,  in  part,  a good 
equipment  for  undergraduate  needs  in  classical  and  other  Euro- 
pean lexicography,  Greek  and  Latin  epigraphy,  modern  European 
and  English  literature;  the  best  editions  of  the  complete  works 
of  many  of  the  great  astronomers,  chemists,  mathematicians,  and 
physicists  from  the  earliest  times  to  the  present;  and  an  unusu- 
ally full  series  of  the  public  documents  and  state  papers  of  the 
United  States  government  from  the  formation  of  the  Union  to 
the  present  Congress. 

The  Reference  Room  contains  8000  volumes  placed  on  open 
shelves  for  free  and  unrestricted  use.  These  have  been  carefully 
selected  so  as  to  facilitate  the  academic  work  of  the  students,  and 
to  make  readily  accessible  for  purposes  of  general  culture  a rep- 
resentative body  of  the  best  literature  on  all  subjects.  The 
Librarian  and  his  assistants  aid  the  students  in  their  use  of  the 
books,  and  assist  them  in  the  many  other  ways  which  their 
position  makes  possible. 

Many  single  works  of  great  value  and  interest  are  contained 
in  the  collection.  Among  them  are  : two  Greek  manuscripts  of 
the  twelfth  century,  several  illuminated  Latin  Books  of  Hours  of 
the  fourteenth  and  fifteenth  centuries,  fine  examples  of  books 
printed  before  the  year  1500  (Incunabula),  rare  mathematical 
and  medical  works  of  the  sixteenth,  seventeenth,  and  eighteenth 


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centuries,  an  exceptionally  fine  copy  of  Audubon’s  great  work, 
“Birds  of  America/’  and  first  editions  of  the  books  of  many 
English  and  American  writers  whose  works  form  a permanent 
part  of  literature. 

The  Library  now  numbers  over  80,000  volumes  and  45,000 
pamphlets.  The  funds,  from  which  its  income  for  the  purchase 
of  books  is  derived,  are  the  following: 

The  Burgess  Fund,  founded  in  1843  by  a gift  of  $500  from  the 
Rev.  George  Burgess,  of  Hartford,  afterward  Bishop  of  Maine. 

The  Elton  Fund,  founded  in  1854  by  a gift  of  $5000  from  John 
P.  Elton,  Esq.,  of  Waterbury. 

The  Sheffield  Fund,  founded  in  1856  by  a gift  of  $5000  from 
Joseph  E.  Sheffield,  Esq.,  of  New  Haven. 

The  Peters  Fund,  founded  in  1858  by  a legacy  of  $3000  from 
the  Hon.  John  S.  Peters,  LL.D.,  of  Hebron. 

The  Thomas  Ruggles  Pynchon  Alumni  Library  Fund, 
founded  in  1859  by  subscriptions  from  the  Alumni,  and  now 
amounting  to  about  $3300. 

The  Athenaeum  Fund,  founded  in  1870  by  a gift  of  $300  from 
the  Athenaeum  Literary  Society. 

The  Northam  Fund,  founded  in  1887  by  a legacy  of  $12,000 
from  Charles  H.  Northam,  Esq.,  of  Hartford. 

The  Samuel  Hart  Fund  of  $2500,  founded  in  1901  by  Alumni 
in  honor  of  the  Rev.  Samuel  Hart,  D.D.,  D.  Can.  L.,  LL.D.,  of 
the  class  of  1866,  formerly  Professor  of  the  Latin  Language  and 
Literature. 

Other  special  funds  are : 

The  Jacocks  Library  Fund,  established  in  1888  by  a legacy  of 
$500  from  the  Rev.  James  G.  Jacocks,  of  the  class  of  1847.  The 
income  of  this  fund,  amounting  to  about  $20  annually,  is  ex- 
pended in  the  purchase  of  text-books,  which  are  loaned  to  stu- 
dents of  very  limited  means. 

The  Robert  Hitchcock  Canfield  Library  Fund,  founded 
April  29,  1905,  by  a gift  of  $2000  from  Mrs.  R.  H.  Canfield,  of 
Hartford,  Connecticut,  in  memory  of  her  husband.  The  income 
of  this  fund  is  to  be  used  exclusively  for  necessary  binding  in  the 
College  Library. 

In  view  of  the  great  expense  involved  in  the  purchase  of  even 
the  works  most  necessary  to  keep  the  Library  abreast  of  the  de- 


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velopment  of  modern  science  and  learining,  the  generous  aid  of 
the  Alumni  and  friends  of  the  College  is  especially  invited  to  the 
increase  of  these  funds  and  the  establishment  of  new  ones. 

Title  XV,  Section  2,  of  the  Statutes  of  Trinity  College  pro- 
vides that  “A  book  shall  be  kept  by  the  Librarian,  in  which  shall 
be  inscribed  the  names  of  all  contributors  to  the  Library,  together 
with  a list  of  the  books  which  they  have  contributed.  And  if  any 
person  shall  make  a donation  of  books  to  the  value  of  five  hun- 
dred dollars,  his  name  shall  be  conspicuously  inscribed  in  some 
appropriate  place  in  the  Library.” 

Every  book  given  to  the  Library  is  duly  acknowledged,  in- 
scribed with  the  name  of  the  donor,  and  recorded  in  the  Annual 
Report  of  the  Librarian,  a copy  of  which  is  sent  to  each  donor 
of  a book  or  pamphlet.  The  Librarian  will  be  glad  to  inform 
Alumni  and  friends  of  the  College  of  the  departments  in  which 
their  gifts  will  be  most  effective  in  meeting  pressing  needs. 

Books  may  be  taken  by  the  following  persons : Members  of 
the  Corporation,  benefactors  of  the  College,  its  officers,  graduates, 
and  undergraduates.  The  privileges  of  the  Library  are  also  ex- 
tended to  the  citizens  of  Hartford,  and  to  other  persons,  as  the 
President  may  approve. 


OTHER  LIBRARY  FACILITIES  IN  HARTFORD. 

There  are  also  available  and  accessible  to  the  students  the  six 
collections  of  books  named  below.  These  comprise,  with  the 
College  Library,  over  400,000  volumes,  exclusive  of  pamphlets 
and  manuscripts. 

The  Hartford  Public  Library.  All  students  of  the  College  are 
allowed,  upon  special  conditions  prescribed  by  the  authorities, 
to  make  use  of  the  well-selected  collections  in  the  Hartford 
Public  Library.  The  Library,  which  is  located  on  the  first  floor 
of  the  Wadsworth  Athenaeum,  consists  of  over  90,000  volumes, 
and  it  is  open  on  week  days  from  9 a.  m.  to  8 p.  m.  On  Sundays, 
its  Reading  and  Reference  rooms  are  open  from  1 p.  m.  to  7.30 
p.  m.  The  Librarian  prepares  lists  of  references  on  current 
topics,  which  are  of  considerable  service  to  the  students.  The 
current  numbers  of  over  250  periodicals  are  on  file  in  the  Read- 
ing Room. 

The  Watkinson  Library  of  Reference.  The  collection  of  the 
Watkinson  Library,  numbering  over  75,000  volumes,  is  entirely 
free  for  consultation  by  all  students  of  the  College.  It  is  located 


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on  the  second  floor  of  the  Wadsworth  Athenaeum,  and  is  open 
on  week  days  from  9.30  a.  m.  to  5.30  p.  m.  It  is  especially  rich 
in  works  on  the  Fine  Arts,  Romance  Languages,  English  Philo- 
logy and  Literature,  English  and  American  History,  and  in  sets 
of  the  Transactions  and  Proceedings  of  Foreign  Scientific  and 
Learned  Societies. 

Library  of  the  Connecticut  Historical  Society.  Through  the 
courtesy  of  the  Connecticut  Historical  Society,  its  Library  and 
Museum,  located  in  the  Wadsworth  Athenaeum,  are  accessible 
to  the  public  free  of  charge.  The  library  contains  over  30,000 
volumes,  35,000  unbound  pamphlets,  and  50,000  manuscripts. 
It  is  open  on  week  days  from  9.30  a.  m.  to  5.30  p.  m.  It  offers  ex- 
ceptional facilities  for  thorough  research,  not  only  in  all  subjects 
relating  to  the  history  of  Connecticut  and  New  England  gener- 
ally, but  also  in  many  departments  of  general  American  history. 

Connecticut  State  Library.  This  collection  of  about  75,000 
volumes  and  over  50,000  manuscripts  relating  to  the  early  his- 
tory of  Connecticut  is  open  to  the  public,  for  reference  use, 
from  9 a.  in.  to  5 p.  m.,  except  on  Sundays.  It  comprises  a Leg- 
islative Reference  Department,  a Department  of  Archives  and 
History,  and  the  Supreme  Court  Law  Library.  The  last  makes 
accessible  a commendably  complete  collection  of  the  statute 
and  case  law'  of  English-speaking  people,  and  the  more  recent 
codes  of  many  of  the  other  countries.  Students  who  intend  to 
enter  on  the  study  of  law  may  profitably  avail  themselves  of  its 
resources. 

Hartford  Bar  Library  Association.  A reference  law  library  of 
some  7000  volumes  in  the  County  Building.  It  comprises  also 
a small  circulating  department,  from  which  books  may  be  bor- 
rowed by  any  member  of  the  Hartford  County  Bar,  or  by  any 
one  else  on  written  introduction  by  a member. 

The  Case  Memorial  Library.  The  Case  Memorial  Library  of 
the  Hartford  Theological  Seminary,  on  Broad  Street,  near 
Farmington  Avenue,  is  equalled  in  its  special  fields  by  few,  if 
any,  libraries  in  this  country.  It  numbers  over  90,000  volumes 
and  49,000  pamphlets.  It  is  open  every  week  day  from  8 a.  m.  to 
9.30  p.  m.,  and  students  may  have  free  use  of  its  books  both  for 
consultation  and  withdrawal.  It  is  especially  rich  in  collections  of 
documents  relating  to  Church  history;  in  works  dealing  with 
textual  criticism ; in  the  literature  of  the  Reformation  and  in  the 
literature  of  modern  missions ; in  Patristics,  Lutherana,  Orien- 
tals, and  in  English  Hymnology. 


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CLASSIFICATION. 

The  books  in  the  library  are  arranged  by  subject  by  means 
of  two  systems  of  classification : the  Expansive,  or  Cutter  Classi- 
fication in  the  Reading  Room,  and  the  Decimal,  or  Dewey  Classi- 
fication in  the  Stack. 

The  Expansive  Classification  divides  books  and  subjects 
into  twenty-six  classes,  designated  by  letters  of  the  alphabet, 
with  additional  letters  for  subject  subdivisions,  and  numbers  for 
country  and  language  subdivisions.  The  following  outline  gives 
the  principal  classes  used  in  the  reading  room. 

A Bibliography,  encyclopedias,  indexes,  general  reference 
books. 

B Philosophy,  logic,  psychology,  ethics,  religion. 

C Judaism,  Christianity,  Bible,  theology. 

D Church  history,  missions. 

E Collective  biography. 

F History,  social  life  and  customs. 

G Atlases,  gazetteers. 

H Social  sciences,  economics. 

IK  Education. 

J Political  science. 

K Law. 

L Science : mathematics,  physics,  chemistry. 

M Geology,  paleontology,  biology. 

N Botany. 

O Zoology. 

P V ertebrates,  anthropology. 

Q Medicine,  hygiene,  sanitary  science. 

R Technology. 

S Engineering,  construction. 

T Engines. 

U Military  and  naval  science. 

V Athletics,  recreative  arts,  music. 

W Fine  arts. 

X Dictionaries. 

Y Literature. 

Z Authorship,  rhetoric,  oratory,  debating. 

B for  instance  means  philosophy,  BG,  metaphysics,  BH, 
logic,  BI,  psychology,  BM,  ethics ; J means  political  science, 
JT,  national  constitutions,  and  JT83,  constitutional  history  of 
the  United  States ; F,  history,  F45,  history  of  Great  Britain ; 
Y,  literature,  Y45,  English  literature. 

The  Decimal  Classification  has  ten  main  classes  for  its 
foundation,  expressed  as  hundreds. 


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ooo  General  works,  bibliography,  encyclopaedias, 
ioo  Philosophy,  psychology,  logic,  ethics. 

200  Religion,  Bible,  theology,  church  history. 

300  Sociology,  political  science,  economics,  law,  education. 
400  Philology. 

500  Natural  science. 

600  Useful  arts;  medicine,  engineering,  agriculture. 

700  Fine  arts;  architecture,  sculpture,  painting,  music. 
800  Literature. 

900  History,  geography,  travel,  biography. 

Each  class  is  separated  into  nine  divisions  and  these  into 
nine  sections,  and  so  on,  by  the  decimal  principle,  as 
300  Sociology. 

310  Statistics. 

320  Political  science. 

330  Economics. 

340  Law. 

350  Administration. 

360  Associations  and  institutions. 

370  Education. 

380  Commerce,  communication. 

390  Customs,  costume. 

In  the  number  9 73.7  which  is  used  for  United  States  History, 
Civil  War  period,  9 stands  for  history,  7 for  North  America,  3 
for  the  United  States,  while  7 brings  the  classification  down  to 
the  period  division. 


THE  CATALOGUE. 

The  catalogue  forms  a valuable  key  to  the  resources  of  the 
Library,  and  practice  in  using  it  is  advantageous  for  every  user 
of  the  Library. 

Every  book  in  the  Library  that  has  been  catalogued  is  repre- 
sented in  the  catalogue  by  one  or  more  cards : an  author  card, 
a subject  card,  and  if  the  title  is  distinctive,  a title  card.  These 
are  filed  in  one  alphabetic  order,  so  that  the  catalogue  is  called 
a dictionary  catalogue.  Maeterlinck’s  The  Wrack  of  the  Storm, 
for  example,  has  three  cards  in  the  catalogue,  an  author  card 
under  Maeterlinck,  a subject  card  under  EUROPEAN  WAR, 
1914 — , and  a title  card  under  “The  Wrack  of  the  Storm.”  It  is 
well  to  remember  in  a case  like  this  to  look  for  the  first  word 
of  the  title  not  an  article,  for  Wrack  and  not  for  The. 

There  are  also  cards  referring  from  one  subject  to  another, 
and  from  one  form  of  name  to  another.  LITERATURE, 


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MEDIEVAL,  see  MIDDLE  AGES.  LITERATURE  refers 
from  a heading  that  is  not  used  in  the  catalogue  to  one  that  is 
used.  Lubbock,  John,  ist  Baron  Aveburg,  see  Aveburg,  John 
Lubbock,  i st  Baron,  is  a name  reference,  while  Pindar,  Peter, 
pseud,  see  Wolcot,  John  is  another  variety  of  name  reference. 

Many  of  the  Library  of  Congress  printed  cards  give  full 
contents  notes  for  an  author’s  complete  works  and  for  col- 
lections by  several  authors.  When  looking  for  an  English 
play,  an  examination  of  entries  in  the  catalogue  under  ENGLISH 
DRAMA:  COLLECTIONS  as  well  as  under  the  author’s 
name  may  save  one  considerable  searching  for  the  particular 
title  desired. 

The  catalogue  should  answer  the  following  questions : 

1 What  works  by  a certain  author  are  in  the  library? 

2 What  books  about  a certain  subject  or  person  does  the 
library  have? 

3 Does  the  library  have  a book  by  a certain  title? 

Each  card  has  in  the  margin  at  the  left  a number  known 

as  the  call  number.  This  is  made  up  of  two  lines,  the  class 
number  which  shows  where  the  book  is  shelved,  and  the  book 
number,  consisting  of  a letter  followed  by  two  or  more  figures, 
which  stands  for  the  author’s  name.  Some  of  the  older  cards 
do  not  have  this  form  of  call  number.  A star  combined  with  the 
call  number  means  that  the  book  is  a quarto  or  folio  in  size  and 
is  shelved  with  the  oversized  books  of  its  class.  Cards  for  books 
in  special  collections,  such  as  the  Quick  Collection  or  the  Ferguson 
Collection,  are  marked  with  the  name  of  the  collection.  The 
call  number,  together  with  the  name  of  any  special  collection 
to  which  the  book  may  belong,  should  be  given  to  the  desk  assist- 
ant, who  will  find  the  book  by  this  clue.  If  the  author  and  title 
are  also  given,  he  may  be  able  to  identify  the  book  more  readily. 

The  subject  side  of  the  catalogue  is  not  complete  at  present, 
but  it  is  hoped  that  in  time  this  weakness  may  be  remedied,  so 
that  the  catalogue  will  more  adequately  represent  the  contents 
of  the  library. 


REFERENCE  BOOKS. 

Reference  books  are  the  foundation  of  a library  of  this  kind, 
for  an  immense  amount  of  information  is  stored  away  in  small 
space,  available  for  the  student  who  knows  where  to  look  for  it. 
Bibliographies,  dictionaries,  encyclopaedias,  and  indexes  are  in 
constant  use  in  a reference  library,  and  discrimination  in  selecting 
the  proper  work  to  consult  will  greatly  assist  in  finding  material. 


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DICTIONARIES. 

Dictionaries  offer  much  more  than  simply  definitions  of 
words.  Pronunciation,  derivation,  local  and  obsolete  usage, 
specimens  of  correct  use  of  words  and  phrases  are  emphasized 
to  a greater  or  less  degree  in  various  dictionaries.  Webster’s 
International  Dictionary  is  an  authority  for  concise  definitions, 
giving  a brief  account  of  the  derivation  of  words.  The  Standard 
contains  many  newer  scientific  terms,  and  gives  the  preferences 
of  various  authorities  on  pronunciation.  The  Century  Dictionary 
excels  in  definitions,  many  of  which  are  nearly  as  full  as  ency- 
clopaedia articles,  while  the  Cyclopedia  of  Names  and  the  Atlas 
are  useful  volumes.  Murray’s  dictionary,  known  also  as  the 
Oxford  English  Dictionary,  which  is  not  yet  completed,  repre- 
sents most  scholarly  work  and  cannot  be  approached  as  an 
authority  for  derivation  and  history  of  words. 

The  library  has  also  a good  collection  of  representative 
foreign  dictionaries. 


ENCYCLOPEDIAS. 

IIOW  TO  USE  ENCYCLOPEDIAS. 

(From  Kroeger’s  Guide  to  the  use  and  study  of  reference 
books  pp.  20-21) 

In  using  general  encyclopedias,  the  student  should  bear  in 
mind  the  following  points : — 

(a)  Whether  the  information  wanted  would  be  affected 
by  the  date  of  the  article. 

(b)  Whether  the  article  wanted  should  be  a brief  state- 
ment or  a more  exhaustive  treatise  on  the  subject.  Whether 
it  should  be  technical  or  popular. 

(c)  Whether  the  encyclopedia  in  hand  enters  under  the 
general  or  the  specific  subject.  In  the  Britannica  one  would 
find  the  smaller  subjects  treated  under  the  class  which  includes 
them ; in  the  New  International  and  others  they  are  usually  to 
be  found  under  their  own  headings. 

(d)  To  use  the  indexes  and  cross-references  if  the  subject 
is  not  treated  under  the  word  for  which  one  looks. 

(e)  To  observe  the  bibliographic  references  at  the  end 
of  the  articles  and  follow  up  a subject  by  consulting  the  best 
authorities  on  it. 

(f)  To  note  whether  or  not  the  articles  are  signed. 

On  the  reference  shelves  the  student  will  find  the  best 
[ American,  English,  French,  and  German  encyclopedias.  The 
| New  International,  second  edition,  is  an  American  work  treating 
specific  subjects  briefly  under  their  names,  and  is  more  up  to 
date  than  the  American,  or  Appleton’s  Cyclopedia.  The  Eleventh 


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Edition  of  the  Encyclopaedia  Britannica  offers  more  exhaustive 
signed  articles  under  more  general  headings,  while  the  Index 
Volume  guides  one  to  material  that  may  be  hidden  in  some  article 
related  in  subject.  French  encyclopaedias  are  represented  by 
Larousse’s  Grand  Dictionnaire  Universel  du  XIXe  Siecle 
Frangais,  and  the  Nouveau  Larousse;  German  encyclopaedias  by 
Brockhaus’  Konversations-Lexikon,  and  Meyers  Grosses  Kon- 
versations-Lexikon.  Encyclopaedias  and  dictionaries  of  special 
subjects,  as  Monroe’s  Cyclopedia  of  Education,  are  shelved  with 
other  books  on  the  same  subject  in  the  reading  room. 


BIOGRAPHY. 

For  biography  one  should  consult  first  the  Dictionary  of 
National  Biography,  and  Who’s  Who,  for  Englishmen,  Apple- 
ton’s  Encyclopedia  of  American  Biography,  Lamb’s  Biographi- 
cal Dictionary  of  the  United  States,  the  National  Cyclopedia  of 
American  Biography,  and  Who’s  Who  in  America,  for  Ameri- 
cans, Qui  etes  vous?  for  Frenchmen,  and  Wer  ist’s  for  Germans, 
remembering  that  biographical  dictionaries  of  the  Who’s  Who 
variety  treat  only  of  contemporaries.  Encyclopaedias,  general 
biographical  dictionaries,  and  biographical  dictionaries  of  special 
classes  of  men  may  also  be  used  for  this  purpose. 

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PERIODICALS. 

Some  of  the  most  valuable  reference  material  in  the  library 
is  in  the  form  of  periodical  literature.  Not  only  the  latest  dis- 
coveries of  science  but  leading  thoughts  in  other  departments  of 
knowledge  make  their  first  appearance  to  the  reading  world  { 
through  sound  articles  in  current  periodicals.  Back  files  of 
bound  periodicals  are  especially  rich  as  a source  for  reference 
material,  and  the  library  is  well  equipped  with  a good  collection 
of  useful  periodicals.  A list  of  current  periodicals  received  by  \ 
the  Library  is  included  in  this  Handbook. 


PERIODICAL  INDEXES. 

It  would  take  a long  time  to  find  a particular  periodical 
article  in  the  large  number  of  bound  and  unbound  volumes  if 
it  were  not  for  periodical  indexes.  These  useful  library  tools 
make  it  possible  for  one  to  look  up  by  author  or  subject  articles 
helpful  in  preparing  papers  or  discussions,  for  the  index  will 
give  the  volume  and  page,  and  often  the  date  and  year,  of  each 


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article  indexed.  After  some  experience,  one  can  readily  select 
the  kind  of  article  he  wishes  to  read  by  noticing  whether  the 
periodical  containing  it  belongs  to  the  popular  or  to  the  technical 
and  scholarly  type.  Several  of  the  periodical  indexes  index 
also  a select  number  of  books  of  essays  or  monographs  on  differ- 
ent subjects. 

The  following  indexes  are  kept  on  the  north  wall  of  the  reading 
room,  and  near  them  is  posted  a list  of  periodicals  in  the  library  which 
are  indexed  in  Poole,  the  Readers’  Guide,  and  the  Readers’  Guide 
Supplement. 

GENERAL  INDEXES. 

Poole’s  Index  to  Periodical  Literature,  1802-1907.  2v.  and  supplement,  5v. 

Indexes  427  general  periodicals. 

Annual  Library  Index,  1906-10.  5v. 

Indexes  about  100  leading  periodicals,  but  is  superseded  by  Poole’s 
Index  and  the  Readers’  Guide.  Useful  for  index  of  dates. 
Readers’  Guide  to  Periodical  Literature,  1900-date. 

Cumulations,  1900-1904;  1905-1909;  1910-1914.  3v. 

Annual  volumes.  1914-date. 

Monthly  numbers,  with  quarterly  cumulations,  for  current  year. 
Indexes  over  100  periodicals  and  reports. 

Readers’  Guide  to  Periodical  Literature ; Supplement,  1913-date. 
Cumulation,  1907-1915.  lv. 

Annual  cumulations,  1913-1916.  4v. 

Bi-monthly  numbers,  cumulating  throughout  the  year. 

Indexes  about  75  less  popular  and  more  specialized  periodicals. 
Magazine  Subject  Index,  1907-date.  9v. 

Annual.  Indexes  over  150  American  and  English  periodicals  not 
indexed  in  Poole  or  Readers’  Guide. 

New  York  Times  Index,  1913-date.  Issued  quarterly. 

Useful  even  if  the  library  does  not  have  a file  of  the  New  York  Times. 

SPECIAL  INDEXES. 

A.  L.  A.  Index : an  Index  to  General  Literature ; 2d  ed.  brought  down 
to  Jan.  1,  1900.  1901. 

A.  L.  A.  Index;  Supplement.  1900-1910.  1914. 

Indexes  by  subject  parts  of  books. 

A.  L.  A.  Portrait  Index.  1906. 

“An  index  to  portraits  contained  in  printed  books  and  periodi- 
cals.” (Krceger.) 

Dramatic  Index  (part  two  of  Magazine  Subject  Index)  1909-date.  7v. 

Annual.  “Indexes  about  150  American  and  English  periodicals. 
Covers  books  as  well  as  the  periodical  press.”  (Preface.) 


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Engineering  Index,  1806-1905.  v.  3-4. 

Indexes  about  200  technical  periodicals  in  six  different  languages. 

Engineering  Index  Annual,  1906-1908.  3v. 

Indexes  250  technical  and  engineering  periodicals  in  six  different 

languages. 

Richardson,  E.  C.  Alphabetical  Subject  Index  and  Index  Encyclopaedia 
of  Periodical  Articles  on  Religion,  1890-1899.  1907.  2v. 

AIDS  FOR  DEBATERS. 

THEORY  OF  DEBATE. 

Alden.  The  Art  of  Debate.  1904. 

Baker  and  Huntington.  The  Principles  of  Argumentation. 

Revised  edition.  1905. 

Laycock  and  Scales.  Argumentation  and  Debate.  1904. 

MacEwan.  The  essentials  of  Argumentation.  1904. 

Intercollegiate  debates.  1909-13.  4v. 

Specimens. 

Johnson.  American  Eloquence.  1896-97.  3v. 

Library  of  Oratory.  1902.  15v. 

Modern  Eloquence.  1901-03.  15v. 

References  on  Subjects  for  Debate. 

Brookings  and  Ringwalt.  Briefs  for  Debate  on  Current  Political, 
Economic,  and  Social  Topics.  1906. 

“Gives  concise  statements  of  the  principal  arguments,  pro  and 
con,  on  a large  number  of  important  topics  with  reference  to  books  , 
and  magazine  articles  where  the  various  arguments  may  be  found 
treated  at  greater  length.  Contains  no  references  of  a later  date 
than  1895.” 

Ringwalt.  Briefs  on  public  questions  with  selected  lists  of  references. 
1905. 

“Does  not  duplicate  all  the  subjects  in  'Briefs  for  Debate,’  but 
is  more  recent  in  its  treatment  of  some  of  the  topics.”  (Krceger*.) 

Matson.  References  for  Literary  Workers  with  Introductions  to  Topics 
and  Questions  for  Debate.  1892. 

“Covers  a wider  range  of  subjects  than  either  of  the  preceding, 
including  in  addition  to  questions  of  politics  and  economics  many 
topics  in  the  fields  of  biography,  history,  education,  literature,  art, 
science,  philosophy,  ethics,  and  religion.  Under  each  topic  is  given 
a short  analysis  of  the  question  followed  by  a list  of  references.” 

Debaters’  Handbook  Series,  1910-14.  lOv. 

“Each  volume  treats  a separate  subject  and  gives,  in  general, 
briefs,  a bibliography,  and  selected  extracts  from  the  more  important 
articles  on  the  subject.”  (Kroeger,  Sup.) 

Other  references  to  more  recent  material  may  be  found  through 
the  periodical  indexes. 


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GOVERNMENT  DOCUMENTS. 

The  library  is  a depository  for  U.  S.  public  documents,  which  are 
shelved  on  the  fifth  floor  of  the  stack.  Here  are  to  be  found  the 
Congressional  set  of  government  documents  arranged  by  serial  number, 
and  many  other  documents  issued  by  departments  and  bureaus.  For 
the  student  of  history,  economics,  and  sociology  these  may  be  of  great 
value.  Connecticut  state  documents  and  a selection  from  the  documents 
of  other  states  are  also  kept  on  this  floor  of  the  stack.  The  publications 
of  the  Smithsonian  institution,  on  account  of  their  notable  scientific 
interest,  are  kept  with  the  books  on  science  on  the  fourth  floor  of  the 
stack. 

INDEXES  TO  U.  S.  PUBLIC  DOCUMENTS. 

Poore,  B.  P.  Descriptive  Catalog  of  the  Government  Publications  of 
the  United  States,  Sept.  5,  1774 — March  4,  1881. 

“General  arrangement  is  chronological,  with  author  and  subject 
index.” 

Tables  and  Annotated  Index  to  the  Congressional  Series  of  United  States 
Public  Documents.  Wash.  1902. 

“It  gives  a list  of  the  documents  of  the  15th  to  the  52d  Congress 
inclusive,  with  a full  annotated  index.”  (Kroeger.) 

Ames,  J.  C.  Comprehensive  Index  of  the  Publications  of  the  United 
States  Government,  1881-93.  Wash.  1905.  2v. 

“Includes  publications  of  departmental  and  congressional  sets, 
with  author  index.” 

Comprehensive  Index ; Catalogue  of  the  Public  Documents,  March  4, 
1893-date. 

“Issued  at  the  close  of  each  regular  Congress.  Includes  depart- 
mental and  congressional  sets.” 

Consolidates  Index,  1895-date. 

Known  also  as  the  Document  Index. 

“An  index  to  the  subjects  of  the  documents  and  reports,  and  to 
the  committees,  senators,  and  representatives  presenting  them.  From 
the  first  session  of  the  54th  Congress  to  date.  Includes  only  congres- 
sional set.  Alphabetic  by  author  and  subject.” 

Monthly  Catalogue,  1895-date. 

“Priced  list  by  bureau  and  division  (formerly  by  department), 
a monthly  index,  1900-05,  a cumulative  index  every  six  months,  with 
annual  index  in  December.  The  special  value  of  the  catalogue  is  to 
show  how  and  where  documents  may  be  obtained  and  the  prices  of 
those  available  for  distribution.” 

CARNEGIE  INSTITUTION  PUBLICATIONS. 

The  publications  of  the  Carnegie  institution  of  Washington, 
covering  as  they  do  such  a wide  range  of  subjects  in  science, 


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literature,  history,  etc.,  deserve  to  be  mentioned  here  as  a valuable 
mine  for  research  work.  They  include  Hasse’s  Index  of 
Economic  Material  in  the  Documents  of  the  States.  The  books 
are  kept  on  the  fourth  floor  of  the  stack,  and  a list  of  these 
publications  is  kept  at  the  desk. 


TRADE  BIBLIOGRAPHIES. 

While  the  collection  of  trade  bibliographies  in  the  library 
is  far  from  complete,  attention  is  called  to  the  helpfulness  of 
these  bibliographies  in  compiling  lists  for  reading  and  reference, 
and  for  ordering  books  for  purchase.  Students  collecting 
libraries  of  their  own  should  familiarize  themselves  with  Ameri- 
can and  English  bibliographies,  publishers’  and  second  hand 
dealers’  catalogues.  The  following  bibliographies  are  the  most 
useful. 


AMERICAN. 

U.  S.  Catalog:  Books  in  Print,  January  i,  1912.  1912. 

Author,  title,  and  subject  list. 

Cumulative  Book  Index:  Annual  Cumulation,  1912-1916.  5 v. 

Author,  title,  and  subject  list. 

Cumulative  Book  Index.  i 

Monthly  author,  title,  and  subject  list,  cumulating  monthly, 
quarterly,  and  annually. 

Publishers’  Weekly. 

Author  list,  with  monthly  cumulation  arranged  by  author, 
title,  and  subject. 


ENGLISH. 

Reference  Catalogue  of  Current  Literature.  1913.  3 v. 

Publishers’  catalogues  of  books  in  print  in  1913,  with  author, 
title,  and  subject  index. 

English  Catalogue  of  Books,  1900-1915.  6 v. 

Annual  author  and  title  list. 


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RESERVED  BOOKS. 

Books  assigned  by  Instructors  for  the  use  of  the  members 
of  their  classes  are  withdrawn  from  circulation,  and  are  placed 
on  shelves  back  of  the  Charging  Desk.  They  may  be  taken 
from  the  Library  only  at  the  closing  hour,  and  must  be  returned 
on  the  re-opening  of  the  Library.  The  fine  for  a failure  to 
return  a reserved  book  at  the  assigned  time  is  twenty-five  cents 
a day. 


NEW  BOOK  SHELVES. 

On  the  shelves  above  the  current  periodical  shelves  are 
placed  the  more  interesting  and  more  important  of  the  new 
books  as  they  are  catalogued.  Students  will  find  it  profitable 
to  form  the  habit  of  looking  over  these  shelves  from  time  to 
time. 


INTER-LIBRARY  LOANS. 

Through  the  courtesy  of  other  Libraries,  the  Library  of 
Trinity  College  is  able  to  borrow  for  the  use  of  members  of  the 
Faculty  books  not  in  our  collection.  These  books  are  loaned 
to  the  Library  not  to  individuals,  on  the  express  condition  that 
they  be  used  only  within  the  Library  itself. 


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PERIODICALS  CURRENTLY  RECEIVED. 

A.  L.  A.  Book  List 

Academy  of  Natural  Sciences,  Proceedings  of 

Actuarial  Society  of  America — Transactions  of 

Advocate  of  Peace 

American  Defense 

American  Economic  Review 

American  Economist 

American  Historical  Review 

American  Iron  and  Steel  Institute  Monthly  Bulletin 

American  journal  of  Anatomy 

American  Journal  of  Archaeology 

American  Journal  of  Philology 

American  Journal  of  Physiology 

American  Journal  of  Public  Health 

American  Journal  of  Science 

American  Mathematical  Monthly 

American  Museum  Journal 

American  Naturalist 

American  Political  Science  Review 

American  Society  of  Mechanical  Engineers,  Journal  of 

American  Statistical  Association,  Publications 

Americus,  The 

Anatomical  Record 

Anatomischer  Anzeiger 

Annalen  der  Physik  (mit  Beiblatter) 

Annales  de  Chimie  et  de  Physique 
Annales  Politiques  et  Litteraires 

Annals  of  the  American  Academy  of  Political  and  Social  Science 

Annals  of  Mathematics 

Archiv  fur  die  Gesamte  Psychologie 

Army  and  Navy  Journal 

Art  and  Archaeology 

Athenaeum,  (London) 

Atlantic  Deeper  Waterways  Association,  (Bulletin) 

Atlantic  Monthly 
Babson’s  Reports 

Berliner  Philologische  Wochenschrift 
Bird  Lore 

Book  Review  Digest 

Boston  Public  Library  (Bulletin) 

Bulletin  (New  York  State  Industrial  Commission) 


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Bulletin  of  Agriculture  and  Commercial  Statistics 
Bulletin  of  the  Alliance  Frangaise 

Bulletin  of  the  American  Association  of  University  Professors 
Bulletin  of  Bibliography 

Bulletin  of  the  Geological  Society  of  America 
Bulletin  of  the  Pan  American  Union 
Bureau  of  Standards — Technical  Papers 
California  University  Publications  in  Zoology 
Carnegie  Library  of  Pittsburg  (Monthly  Bulletin) 

The  Casualty  Actuarial  and  Statistical  Society  of  America — Proceedings 
Century  Magazine 
Chemical  News 

Chemical  Society  (London)  Journal 

Chemisches  Centralblatt 

Chinese  Student  Monthly 

Christian  Science  Journal 

Christian  Science  Monitor 

Christian  Science  Sentinel 

Christian  Workers  Magazine 

Chronicle,  The 

Church  Helper,  The 

Church  Times,  The 

Churchman,  The 

Clarion,  The 

Classical  Journal 

Classical  Philology 

Classical  Review 

Colby  Alumnus 

Colonnade 

Columbia  University  Quarterly 
Commercial  and  Financial  Chronicle 
Connecticut  Churchman 
Connecticut  State  Board  of  Health 
Cumulative  Book  Index 
Current  Opinion 
Dial 

Doherty  News 
Eastern  & Western  Review 
Economic  Geology 
Economic  Journal 
Edinburgh  Review 
Edison  Monthly 
Educational  Review 
Electrical  World 

Engineering  News-Record  ! 


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English  Journal 

Faraday  Society  Transactions 

Filipino  People 

Fins,  Feathers,  and  Fur 

Fliegende  Blatter 

Foi  et  Vie 

Folia  Neuro-Biologica 

Friendens  Warte 

Geographical  Review 

Geologische  Rundschau 

Girls’  Friendly  Society  in  America 

Harper’s  Monthly 

Hartford 

Hartford  Courant 

Harvard  Graduates’  Magazine 

Harvard  Theological  Review 

The  Health  Bulletin — North  Carolina 

Health  News 

Hibbert  Journal 

Horae  Scholasticae 

Illinois  Biological  Monographs 

Illinois  Health  News 

Illustrated  London  News 

L’illustration 

L’illustratione  Italiana 

Independent,  The 

Insurance  Age 

Insurance  Journal 

Intercollegiate  Socialist 

International  Journal  of  Ethics 

International  Music  and  Drama 

Jahrbiicher  fiir  Nationalokonomie  und  Statistik 

Jahresbericht  u.  d.  Fortschritte  d.  klass.  Altertumwissenschaft 

Japan  Society  Bulletins 

Johns  Hopkins  Alumni  Magazine 

Johns  Hopkins  University  Circular 

Journal  of  Agricultural  Research 

Journal  of  American  Chemical  Society 

Journal  of  American  Folk-lore 

Journal  of  the  American  Medical  Association 

Journal  of  the  American  Public  Health  Association 

Journal  of  the  American  Water  Works  Association 

Journal  of  Animal  Behavior 

Journal  of  Comparative  Neurology 

Journal  of  Experimental  Zoology 


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Journal  of  Geology 

Journal  of  Industrial  and  Engineering  Chemistry 
Journal  of  Morphology 

Journal  of  Philosophy,  Psychology,  and  Scientific  Method 

Journal  de  Physique  theorique  et  appliquee 

Journal  of  Political  Economy 

Journal  of  Race  Development 

Journal  de  l’Universite  des  Annales 

Library  Journal 

Literary  Digest 

Living  Church 

London,  Edinburgh  & Dublin  Philosophical  Magazine 
London  Times  (weekly  edition) 

Medical  Brief 
Medical  Times 

Metropolitan  Museum  of  Art  (Bulletin) 

Michigan  Alumnus 
Michigan  Churchman 
Mind 

Modern  Language  Notes 

Modern  Language  Review 

Modern  Philology 

Monthly  Weather  Review 

Museum  of  Fine  Arts  (Bulletin)  (Boston) 

Musical  Quarterly 
Nation  (New  York) 

National  Association  of  Corporation  Schools 

National  Geographic  Magazine 

Nature 

Nebraska  University  Studies 

New  York  Libraries 

New  York  Zoological  Society  Bulletin 

North  American  Review 

Numismatists  (The) 

The  Other  Side  of  Prohibition 
Our  Dumb  Animals 
Our  Four-footed  Friends 
Outlook,  The 
Pacific  Churchman 

Panama  Canal : Report  of  Dept,  of  Health 

Parish  of  the  Good  Shepherd 

Pennsylvania  Department  of  Agriculture  Bulletin 

Pennsylvania  Health  Bulletin 

Pennsylvania  Magazine  of  History  and  Biography 

Phi  Beta  Kappa  Key 


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Philippine  Review 
Philologus 

Philosophical  Review 
Physical  Review 
Political  Science  Quarterly 
Popular  Astronomy 
Power 

Pratt  Institute  Free  Library 
Princeton  Alumni  Weekly 

Proceedings  of  the  Academy  of  Political  Science 

Protectionist,  The 

Psychological  Bulletin 

Psychological  Review 

Public  Health  (Michigan  State  Board) 

Public  Health  Bulletin  (Massachusetts) 

Public  Health  Bulletin  U.  S.  Treasury 

Public  Health  Reports  U.  S.  Department  Public  Health 

Publishers’  Weekly 

Quarterly  Journal  of  Economics 

Quarterly  Journal  of  Microscopical  Science 

Quarterly  Review 

Radium 

Readers’  Guide  to  Periodical  Literature 
Readers’  Guide  Supplement 
Revue  Chretienne 

Revue  d’  Histoire  litteraire  de  la  France 

Revue  Philosophique 

Rheinisches  Museum  fur  Philologie 

Romania 

Romanic  Review 

Royal  Society  of  Canada,  (Transactions) 

Scandinavian  Review 

School 

Science 

Scientific  American 

Scientific  American  Supplement 

Scientific  Monthly,  The 

Le  Semen r 

Scribner’s  Magazine 

Social  Hygiene 

Spectator 

Spirit  of  Missions 

Square  Deal 

Survey,  The 

Technology  Review 


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Temperance 
Travelers’  Standard 
Trinity  Tripod 
Ober  Land  und  Meer 

United  States.  Bulletin  of  the  Bureau  of  Labor 

United  States.  Bulletin  of  the  Bureau  of  Standards 

United  States.  Bulletin  of  the  U.  S.  Dep’t.  of  Agriculture 
United  States.  Catalogue  of  Copyright  Entries 
United  States.  Congressional  Record 
United  States.  Crop  Report 

United  States.  Daily  Consular  and  Trade  Reports 

United  States.  Experiment  Station  Record 
United  States.  Farmers’  Bulletin 
United  States.  Immigration  Bulletin 

United  States.  Monthly  Catalogue  U.  S.  Public  Documents 
United  States.  Monthly  Consular  and  Trade  Reports 
United  States.  Monthly  Summary  of  Commerce  and  Finance 
United  States.  Naval  Medical  Bulletin 

United  States.  Weekly  News  Letter  to  Crop  Correspondents 
Wall  Street  Journal 
Washington  University  Studies 
Western  Electric  News 

William  and  Mary  College  Quarterly  Historical  Magazine 
Without  the  Camp 
World  Peace  Foundation 
Yale  Review 

Zeitschrift  fur  Annalytische  Chemie 
Zeitschrift  fur  Anorganische  Chemie 
Zentralblatt  fiir  Bibliothekswesen 


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GENERAL  RULES  AND  REGULATIONS. 

All  of  the  Rules  of  the  Library  are  designed  to  secure  the 
greatest  measure  of  usefulness  to  the  largest  number  of  the 
users  of  the  Library,  and  the  hearty  support  and  cooperation  of 
all  in  their  observance  is  asked. 

Loud  talking  in  any  part  of  the  Library  is  prohibited. 

The  Library  will  be  open  daily,  except  Saturday  and  Sunday, 
in  term  time,  from  8.50  A.  M.  to  12.45  P-  M.;  from  1.45  P.  M. 
to  4.45  P.  M.;  and  from  7.30  P.  M.  to  10.00  P.  M.  On  Satur- 
days the  Library  will  be  open  only  from  8.50  A.  M.  to  12.45 
P.  M.;  On  Sundays  only  from  7.30  P.  M.  to  10.00  P.  M. 

The  Library  will  be  closed  on  those  days  designated  as 
Holidays  in  the  College  Catalogue. 

Students  borrowing  books  for  the  first  time  must  sign  a 
registration  card  at  the  Charging  Desk,  and  must  sign  the  charge 
slip  each  time  a book  is  borrowed. 

Books  must  not  be  taken  from  the  Library  until  they  have 
been  charged.  Failure  to  have  a book  charged  is  a serious 
offence,  and  will  subject  the  offender  to  fine  or  other  discipline 
as  the  case  may  require. 

Ordinary  books  are  loaned  for  a period  of  two  weeks,  and 
generally  may  be  renewed  for  a like  period.  Application  for 
renewal  must  be  made  in  person,  and  the  book  to  be  renewed 
must  be  presented  at  the  Charging  Desk. 

Reserved  books  and  current  numbers  of  periodicals  may  be 
taken  out  at  the  closing  of  the  Library  for  the  day,  but  must  be 
returned  before  8.50  the  next  morning,  except  that  such  works 
taken  out  at  the  closing  of  the  Library  on  Saturday  shall  be 
returned  on  the  opening  of  the  Library  at  7.30  Sunday  evening. 

Readers  must  not  write  or  otherwise  mark  on  any  book, 
map,  manuscript,  or  other  property  of  the  Library. 

Any  book  is  subject  to  recall  at  any  time.  Books  recalled 
must  be  returned  at  once;  a fine  of  twenty-five  cents  a day  will 
be  charged  in  case  of  delay. 

The  Librarian  may  at  his  discretion  send  a messenger  for 
an  overdue  book  at  the  expense  of  the  borrower. 

Unbound  books  and  other  than  numbers  of  periodicals  may 
be  drawn  for  a period  of  one  week.  Current  numbers  of  period- 
icals may  be  drawn  on  the  same  conditions  as  reserved  books. 

A fine  of  two  cents  a day  will  be  imposed  for  each  day  an 
ordinary  book  is  overdue.  But  a fine  of  twenty-five  cents  a day 
will  be  exacted  for  failure  to  return  a reserved  book  at  the 


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specified  time.  No  books  will  be  loaned  to  a person  who  has 
incurred  a fine  till  the  fine  is  paid  and  the  book  returned. 

All  books  must  be  returned  to  the  Library  on  or  before  the 
days  immediately  preceding  the  beginning  of  the  Christmas, 
Easter,  and  summer  vacations. 

Students  leaving  Hartford  for  a period  longer  than  one 
week  must  first  return  all  books  belonging  to  the  Library. 

A book  lost  or  injured  must  be  replaced  or  proper  damages 
paid.  In  case  the  missing  volume  cannot  be  procured  sep- 
arately, the  entire  set  must  be  replaced. 

Works  which  are  rare,  costly,  or  which  for  other  reasons 
are  unsuited  for  general  circulation,  are  lent  only  under  special 
conditions  and  at  the  discretion  of  the  Librarian. 

All  dictionaries,  cyclopaedias,  and  reference  books  generally 
are  permanently  reserved,  and  must  under  no  circumstances  be 
removed  from  the  Reading  Room  except  by  special  permission 
of  the  Librarian.  Such  books  are  always  to  be  used  with  due 
regard  for  the  rights  of  others. 

The  Library  does  not  undertake  to  provide  dictionaries  for 
the  regular  and  continuous  use  of  any  student ; nor  does  it  pro- 
vide or  lend  text-books.  The  attention  of  students  is  called, 
however,  to  the  Jacocks  Lending  Library. 

The  book-stacks  are  not  open  to  the  students.  But  on 
application  to  the  Librarian,  students  may  be  admitted  to  the 
stacks  for  specified  periods  and  for  approved  purposes. 

No  student  will  be  recommended  for  a degree  until  he  has 
paid  all  fines  and  has  returned  in  good  order  every  book  he  has 
borrowed;  or  has  deposited  with  the  Treasurer  a sum  sufficient 
to  replace  any  unreturned  book.  In  case  the  unreturned  book 
be  one  of  a set,  if  the  volume  cannot  be  purchased  separately, 
the  deposit  must  be  equal  to  the  value  of  the  whole  set. 


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Gaylord  Bri 
Makers 

Syracuse,  N . Y. 

PAT.  JAN.  21,  1908 


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